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The claim

Deze foto toont vier aan elkaar geketende islamitische vrouwen.

Original publisher’s rating

Nee, want de foto is bewerkt. De ketens zijn achteraf toegevoegd. Dat bevestigt de fotograaf van de foto, Murat Düzyol.

Reviewed by dpa ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The review says the chains were added to the photograph, citing photographer Murat Düzyol, who confirmed the women were unchained in his original image. It notes that the photograph shows three women, not four as stated in the claim.[S1]

Additional context

Düzyol said he took the photograph in Erbil, Iraq, in 2003, shortly after a memorial gathering for fallen Iraqis. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] dpa original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: dpa. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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